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by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:04 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: ESPN @ Columbia (Open)
Replies: 13
Views: 3752

Re: ESPN @ Columbia (Open)

Has there been any confirmation of which side events are happening, and, if so, anywhere to figure out team formation for them? I'd also appreciate info on this! Geoffrey just let me know Columbia is cool with an informal side event afterwards, so I'm setting the tab up right now. I gather the curr...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: New college quizbowl stats website
Replies: 25
Views: 10897

Re: New college quizbowl stats website

the rankings from last weekend's uct are kinda fucked up. it seems that (half of) the teams who tied were moved to the bottom of the standings. I believe this is cause the initial combined statistics were sorted by prelim brackets. Im not sure how the stats get from there to Ryan's site but the com...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14569

Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!

So as not to clog this thread, I'll also respond to Joseph in this post, while also once again stressing that I'm just talkin' out of curiosity, and don't have any impact on future formats. I don't have much to add except on your seeding point, which we discussed a bit during the tournament; I agree...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:15 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14569

Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!

Overall I think it was a very well-run and fair tournament, although I have one complaint with the paired brackets format: Two evenly-matched teams in the same prelim bracket could easily have the same record against the prelim common opponents (as was the case with us and Duke), in which case dete...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:09 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14569

Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!

First off, the format: while I commend Fred for hearing feedback and switching to a format that guaranteed more games, having paired prelim brackets and both a playoff and super-playoff re-bracket is a bit unideal. While this was almost certainly the best way to a run a tournament with 30 teams, it...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:11 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: ESPN @ Columbia (Open)
Replies: 13
Views: 3752

Re: ESPN @ Columbia (Open)

I don't want to hijack the sheet, so would someone from Columbia be able to add a second tab in the sheet so we could gauge interest in TELEOLOGY3? (unless Taylor minds I assume the wisest move is to pick the one no one has played, though it makes no difference to me, having played neither) Alternat...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:13 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: ESPN @ Columbia (Open)
Replies: 13
Views: 3752

Re: ESPN @ Columbia (Open)

I'd be properly terrible at TELEOLOGY so I'd be happy to read if it's organized, since I'd like to experience the (likely very cool) questions. Hopefully that increases the chances it could be run. I could also do the organizing if that'd help, provided Columbia is able to provide rooms/buzzers. EDI...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: ESPN @ Columbia (Open)
Replies: 13
Views: 3752

Re: ESPN @ Columbia (Open)

Is there any interest in side events? I see TELEOLGY and Ani's film set are both available. I'm biased since I'll be in new york anyway, but I'd love to play something after the tournament saturday or sunday if people are around and it's no trouble to Columbia.
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Fri Dec 08, 2023 3:08 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Penn Bowl 2023
Replies: 5
Views: 4637

Re: Penn Bowl 2023

The set is clear now. The packets have been submitted to the archive; both the packets and the discussion should be public in short order.
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:17 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Penn Bowl at FSU (10/28)
Replies: 1
Views: 2421

Re: Penn Bowl at FSU (10/28)

Thanks for playing Penn Bowl! We'd appreciate any comments in the discussion forum (under usergroups in the User Control Panel under your name in the top right). There are also all the packets, as well as the QBJ files from which you can feel free to create advanced stats (and some advanced stats Ge...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:07 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)
Replies: 7
Views: 3790

Re: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)

Thanks for playing Penn Bowl! We'd appreciate any comments in the discussion forum (under usergroups in the User Control Panel under your name in the top right). There are also all the packets, as well as the QBJ files from which you can feel free to create advanced stats (and some advanced stats Ge...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2023 Penn Bowl at Harvard (10/21/23)
Replies: 2
Views: 3722

Re: 2023 Penn Bowl at Harvard (10/21/23)

Thanks Harvard for hosting Penn Bowl 2023, and I hope everyone had a fun time with the set. In the User Groups section of the User Control Panel, there is a forum up for tournament discussion (packets and raw stat data files are there too). Any comments would be welcome!
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:15 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Penn Bowl 2023
Replies: 5
Views: 4637

Re: Penn Bowl 2023

The set is roughly finished (<10 questions left), so we'll easily be done by mirror season. If you don't see your region listed above, please reach out to Vishal Kanigicherla if you're interested in hosting a Penn Bowl mirror (or contact me and I'll pass you along)!
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Fri Aug 25, 2023 1:31 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Penn Bowl 2023
Replies: 5
Views: 4637

Re: Penn Bowl 2023

A month out from the playtest mirror, the set is 90% written, so everything will be on time. If you're interested in mirroring the set and your region doesn't yet have a host, please reach out to us!
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:01 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: COLONIAL @ CO (8/6)
Replies: 12
Views: 2948

Re: COLONIAL @ CO (8/6)

If I'm understanding correctly, those of us on the FA list are counted as "in the field," just without a partner right now? I put myself on the waitlist (I was on the FA list before and still am) because I thought the initial post meant only the four duos currently signed up were in the fi...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:04 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Penn Bowl 2023
Replies: 5
Views: 4637

Re: Penn Bowl 2023

We are currently aiming for a playtest mirror on September 23, 2023, which will be announced soon. We expect the set to be ready for the typical Penn Bowl slot of late October, at which point it is also available for mirrors. Teams should expect to hear soon from Talia and Vishal (email: pennquizbow...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Sun Jul 02, 2023 10:27 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Penn Bowl 2023
Replies: 5
Views: 4637

Penn Bowl 2023

Hello! I am excited to announce the 2023 iteration of Penn Bowl, currently scheduled to be played in its usual slot of late October. The set will be co-head edited by myself, Emmett Laurie, and Noah Sheidlower, and will be written by the Penn Quizbowl team and the smattering of variously affiliated ...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:24 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Regarding BBB and Community Norms
Replies: 11
Views: 7011

Re: Regarding BBB and Community Norms

Insofar as it matters if I respond, given that mike said what I was intending to convey better than I had: Basically, I don’t think the existence of bad orgs that ignore us invalidates criticizing attempts to run quizbowl by people who would listen and/or are broadly speaking part of our community (...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:13 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Regarding BBB and Community Norms
Replies: 11
Views: 7011

Re: Regarding BBB and Community Norms

Without really wading further into this overall—I know nothing but what was in the forum post—I don’t think the existence of organizations which put on “bad Quizbowl” (non pyramidal, etc) invalidates criticizing orgs who put out a bad version of good Quizbowl (like a bad tournament). At minimum, the...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:47 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Why doesn't film come up more?
Replies: 24
Views: 8641

Re: Why doesn't film come up more?

(b) find them somewhat baffling, in that the community has successfully followed the analogous advice for 4/4+ of Literature at every all-subject tournament for over a dozen years...? Yes, some canonical mainstays of the lit canon are on the recent and/or popular fiction end, but having a massive 4...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Tue Apr 25, 2023 5:46 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 Untitled Film Set
Replies: 4
Views: 3698

Re: 2022 Untitled Film Set (seeking collaborators!)

I was originally aiming to finish by this summer so that it could be mirrored then, but given the announcement of Will Nediger's On Cinema at the Buzzer set for this summer, I wouldn't mind aiming for fall 2023 and this tournament being played either during the 2023-24 academic year or in summer 20...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Tue Apr 25, 2023 5:43 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Summer Opens?
Replies: 16
Views: 7200

Re: Summer Opens?

I will politely (and annoyingly) plead to one of the NYC schools to host something fun this summer (though I'm ofc also excited to trip on down to the lower mid atlantic for some stuff)
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Fri Apr 07, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: General discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 14529

Re: 2023 BHSU: General discussion

Will there be detailed stats for the Maryland site?
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:33 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ICT general discussion
Replies: 11
Views: 1768

Re: 2023 ICT general discussion

I don't know much about the production process, but in terms of subdistribution, a few people mentioned to me (which I half-noticed while reading) what felt like a dearth of east asian history. Subjectively, it also felt funny that I believe the first 7 history tossups were "this leader,"...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Wed Apr 05, 2023 4:04 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ICT general discussion
Replies: 11
Views: 1768

Re: 2023 ICT general discussion

I was reading but just wanted to say that I enjoyed this set alot. I told Mike already, but the baseball was great (the rest of the pop culture was good too, baseball is just the best pop culture). I also thought the history was excellent and had alot of perfect ICT answerlines (that is, not someone...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CMST II (Fall 2022)
Replies: 12
Views: 10793

Re: CMST II (Fall 2022)

This set is now clear, and has been uploaded to the archive . We hope everyone enjoyed their time with it, and are happy to continue any discussion of the set in its subforum (to which anyone interested is now invited). For what it's worth, it may be easier to apply to make the forum public, rather...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:06 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BHSU @ Maryland (3/11/23)
Replies: 5
Views: 4190

Re: BHSU @ Maryland (3/11/23)

Thanks for running this Munir! It ran super smoothly.
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:17 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion
Replies: 59
Views: 35956

Re: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion

Time for some favorites! I will try and have some organization to this, and will try and add comments if applicable. I liked alot more than just these, but I'm just quickly scrolling through my scoresheet to find some highlights. Packet 1: re-election of Diaz!; BMI; bald (not sure what was happening...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:35 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion
Replies: 59
Views: 35956

Re: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion

Before I post some favorites, here's a needless quibble or two. I think the baseball bonus was too easy, and probably too 30-able by anyone watching a good chunk of baseball (especially when compared to the other sports hard part: the Potsfield Maroons or whatever it was). Mostly, I was sad cause I ...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:26 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: General discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 14529

Re: 2023 BHSU: General discussion

I had oodles of fun playing this tournament. Obviously it's hard to separate from both results and the fact that this was played in person, but this may be the most fun I've had playing quizbowl since covid. My basic thought is in line with what Jordan said, that his tourney called its shot and did ...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:02 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: How can quizbowl support writers?
Replies: 9
Views: 5448

Re: How can quizbowl support writers?

3. We should praise questions more. And not just a sentence before a paragraph of criticisms, but more substantive "This is what I enjoyed about this question and why." I'm guilty of doing the former and want to give more positive feedback on questions more often. I'd add to this that the...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:39 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BHSU @ Maryland (3/11/23)
Replies: 5
Views: 4190

Re: BHSU @ Maryland (3/11/23)

superdooku wrote: Sat Feb 11, 2023 1:44 pm We are now a month away from this tournament. After some deliberation, we've decided not to host Acronym. Please remember to email me at [email protected] to finalize your team's registration for BHSU.
:sad:
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Planet of the Guerrillas: a guerrilla film tournament (Spring 2023)
Replies: 12
Views: 4534

Re: Planet of the Guerillas: a guerilla film tournament (Spring 2023)

Gene Harrogate wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:04 pm
Votre Kickstarter Est Nul wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:07 pm Is there any more specific idea (like a month) when this set is intended for? I'd like to make sure I don't sit down and hammer this out too late
Good question, right now we're targeting a weekend in the second half of May.
Oh sweet, plenty of time. Thanks!
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:07 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Planet of the Guerrillas: a guerrilla film tournament (Spring 2023)
Replies: 12
Views: 4534

Re: Planet of the Guerillas: a guerilla film tournament (Spring 2023)

Is there any more specific idea (like a month) when this set is intended for? I'd like to make sure I don't sit down and hammer this out too late
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Sat Feb 04, 2023 3:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2023 NAQT SCT: February 4
Replies: 13
Views: 7579

Re: 2023 NAQT SCT: February 4

Without knowing anything about either the internals of NAQT in general or as it related to SCT this year, is it possible for NAQT to better publicize the hosts and the areas they could use hosts in earlier? I assume, without intending to criticize any of the I-95 teams, that part of the problem was ...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Thu Feb 02, 2023 7:11 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ACF Regionals Discussion
Replies: 27
Views: 8103

Re: 2023 ACF Regionals Discussion

Oh man I forgot to note how fun the CE and Other was! the nighttime! Ingalls Wilder! landmines! red envelopes! (and many others) Nick has a terrific sense for crafting tossups out of things I wouldn't have thought had enough good, difficulty-gradated clues, and yet the Other/CE was both a ton of fun...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Tue Jan 31, 2023 2:00 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ACF Regionals Discussion
Replies: 27
Views: 8103

Re: 2023 ACF Regionals Discussion

Two caveats before I say some things: I was reading and some of this is less about this regionals and more about what regionals should be overall (and so is not a criticism of this regionals). This set was a ton of fun. Nick content is always wonderful and well-researched. In the categories I know a...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:54 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: We Need to Make Up Our Minds About Trash
Replies: 27
Views: 8898

Re: We Need to Make Up Our Minds About Trash

Quiz bowl is to me at least about testing knowledge as a whole and categories should not be pigeonholed into avoiding other topics. If pop culture is to remain in the game in any form, there should be both an effort to mention it in other subjects and a dedicated distribution. As for the size of th...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Mon Jan 09, 2023 5:58 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Planet of the Guerrillas: a guerrilla film tournament (Spring 2023)
Replies: 12
Views: 4534

Re: Planet of the Guerillas: a guerilla film tournament (Spring 2023)

Could there be a list of the people who committed to a packet? Gotta get the hype train rollin'
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Open HSNCT 2-Day Mirror @ Toronto (August 13-14, 2022)
Replies: 4
Views: 1970

Re: Open HSNCT 2-Day Mirror @ Toronto (August 13-14, 2022)

This was delightful. Thanks for the fun intro to the canadian circuit. Thanks to Meghan and the mods for the well-paced and smooth tournament. It aas very cool to meet y'all and play some quizbowl.
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Tue Jul 19, 2022 8:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)
Replies: 17
Views: 6426

Re: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)

Is there a backup set planned for Saturday night in case Tricon doesn't have enough packets to play? (that seems a possibility right now)
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Sun Jun 26, 2022 12:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Open Online Mirror - 6/25/22
Replies: 8
Views: 2877

Re: Illinois Open Online Mirror - 6/25/22

Huge shoutout to the staff of this tournament. They managed to get us through 10 rounds of really hard questions in under 9 hours including a lunch break, not an easy feat when you're playing online. I couldn't agree more. This tournament felt very smooth both in terms of total time and round to ro...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:53 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 WORKSHOP: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 19
Views: 4635

Re: 2022 WORKSHOP: Specific Question Discussion

The David Lynch bonus part in Packet 8, question 19 says Lost Empire instead of Inland Empire
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Thu Jun 09, 2022 4:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)
Replies: 17
Views: 6426

Re: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)

This Eminent Victorians tournament seems like fun if it can fit after a day of NASAT. Same goes for Mike Cheyne's baseball set, if it's ready (and if there are enough baseball fans to sustain it). I'm not sure what else is available, but I also haven't looked.
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Thu Jun 09, 2022 3:57 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Introducing the UQC
Replies: 23
Views: 7309

Re: Introducing the UQC

There are only so many sets, and so many weekends, and it seems better for a community often starved for money that money recirculate (that is, back to teams who will spend that money on subsequent tournaments) than to end up in private hands. I financially support two quizbowl teams, I play for a ...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:41 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Introducing the UQC
Replies: 23
Views: 7309

Re: Introducing the UQC

As with AQBL, I hesitate to see the good in the increasing proliferation of tournaments run by non-teams. There are only so many sets, and so many weekends, and it seems better for a community often starved for money that money recirculate (that is, back to teams who will spend that money on subsequ...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Wed Feb 16, 2022 3:23 am
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Better Procedure for Making Discussion Forums Public
Replies: 8
Views: 7288

Re: Better Procedure for Making Discussion Forums Public

Thanks for the quick response Rob! I'm glad to see it could be resolved so easily. At the risk of creating a little surge of work, I hope editors of some sets cleared from this year take advantage of this.
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Tue Feb 15, 2022 1:12 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Better Procedure for Making Discussion Forums Public
Replies: 8
Views: 7288

Better Procedure for Making Discussion Forums Public

I think discussion forums should start to be made public much faster, ideally as the set becomes clear. Having set discussions go public with a set would allow for future editors/writers to read current set discussions, allow at-home or at-practice scrollbowlers to comment on sets before they're too...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Tue Feb 15, 2022 12:24 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: ARCADIA General Discussion
Replies: 12
Views: 3326

Re: ARCADIA General Discussion

I played this online, and a bit embarassingly (given my desire for big ole forums discussions to come back) did not do the things I would normally do to comment confidently (keep score, take notes, etc.); so if anything is a bit underjustifiable, I apologize. While I am looking back at the packets, ...
by Votre Kickstarter Est Nul
Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:40 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: The Discord Isn't a Good Place for Discussion
Replies: 3
Views: 5916

Re: The Discord Isn't a Good Place for Discussion

It would seem very helpful to me if sets stopped creating discussion servers after a tournament and instead insisted on forums posts. By even introducing the option of a quickpost in a server, the set is bound to receive less forums criticism. It seems needlessly difficult to try and reshift set dis...